Waterford, Connecticut
Local population: 139,205 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Pressurized Water Reactor
Status:
Operating
Licensed to operate from 01/31/86-11/25/45
Owner:
Dominion Generation
Safety Issues:
Groundwater Leaks Reported, Year Plus Outages
Related Links & Documents
09/18/2006 UCS documented the factors leading to the year-plus reactor outage that began in March 1996 in this case study for our Walking a Nuclear Tightrope report. See details | Download the pdf (1.5 kb)
04/18/2005 UCS explained an event where an electronic card in a control circuit – a computer glitch – caused the reactor to be shut down and subsequent equipment problems complicated matters.
